The Coffee Drinker's Guide

The Coffee Drinker's Guide

Angela Holder

Episodes 52
Avg. Duration 9m
Activity Sporadic
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Weekly
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About This Podcast

Are you confused by coffee jargon? Frustrated that your coffee at home doesn’t taste quite as good as at your favourite cafe? If you want to learn more about coffee, join coffee expert Angela Holder as she shares her knowledge and passion for great coffee to help you get better coffee for a happier life. Ironically a bad cup of coffee was the catalyst for Angela's personal coffee journey. It led her into a career in the coffee industry where she discovered what truly makes a coffee taste good. Angela’s mission is to share this information with you so that you have the knowledge you need make better coffee at home and to find the cafes that serve great coffee when you’re not. In short coffee break sized episodes, Angela reveals need-to-know coffee information and coffee industry insights through the lens of a different theme each week. Join Angela on her quest to guide you towards better coffee so that you too can can brew great coffee at home. The best way to tackle life is one coffee at a time. Here’s to better coffee!

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Recent Episodes

The Christmas Gift Guide 2025

Dec 06, 2025 9m Bonus Transcript

Struggling to choose a Christmas gift for the coffee lover in your life? In this festive bonus episode, I share my top ideas for 2025 from brewing gear worth the money to flavourful gift sets that…

S4E11 Grounds For Confusion: Separating Bean From Blarney

Jun 11, 2025 10m Transcript

In this final episode of the season, I take off my roaster’s apron and put on my consumer hat as I explore the supermarket coffee aisle to see how much the labels on coffee bags really tell us. Armed…

S4E10 Coffee’s Secret Ingredient: Time

Jun 04, 2025 8m Transcript

In this episode we’re exploring the impact of time on every stage of your coffee’s journey from bush to brew. From the slow development of the coffee cherry to the fleeting window when a roasted bean…

S4E9 Maple-Bacon Flavoured Coffee Anyone?

May 28, 2025 9m Transcript

This week we’re continuing our exploration of the fringes of the specialty coffee world as we dip our toes into the delightfully divisive world of flavoured coffee. Is adding syrup to your espresso a…

S4E8 It’s White Coffee Jim, But Not As You Know It...

May 21, 2025 7m Transcript

In a detour from our usual deep dives into specialty coffee we are taking a look at one of the more fringe coffee trends out there as we investigate the curious case of white coffee - and no, it’s…

S4E7 Coffee In The Freezer: Brilliant Hack Or Bean Blunder?

May 14, 2025 9m Transcript

Is it finally cool to freeze your coffee? In this episode, we explore the surprising shift in expert opinion on storing roasted beans in the freezer. Once frowned upon, freezing might just be your…

S4E6 Oil Be Honest: What Shiny Coffee Beans Are Really Telling You

May 07, 2025 9m Transcript

Coffee beans in adverts are usually shown as dark and glossy but in this episode we discover why  shiny  - or in other words, oily - coffee beans are not actually likely to taste that great and why…

S4E5 From Funky to Fabulous? The Natural Coffee Comeback

Apr 30, 2025 10m Transcript

In this episode we dig into the OG of coffee processing - AKA natural coffee. Find out how natural coffees are the comeback kid of the specialty coffee world and what sparked their renaissance when…

S4E4 Peaberry Curious? Let’s Spill The Beans

Apr 23, 2025 9m Transcript

In this episode we are on a side quest to explore an intriguing little round coffee bean known as a peaberry or caracol. What is behind this coffee's name, is it in fact a ‘novelty coffee’ and is it…

S4E3 Brew Like A Pro: Why Filter Coffee Wins For Me Every Time

Apr 16, 2025 10m Transcript

In a fact-packed episode we take a deep dive into the filter brewing method. Discover the herstory of filter brewing, why it’s the best way to taste the best quality coffee and practical tips to…

S4E2 The Episode For The Caffeine Curious

Apr 09, 2025 9m Transcript

Just about everyone knows coffee contains caffeine but how much do you know about the actual caffeine level of your daily brew? Listen to find out how brewing methods, coffee bean type and roast…

S4E1 Why Is Espresso Foamy? And Help Me Win Influencer Of The Year 2025!

Apr 02, 2025 9m Transcript

Welcome back to Season Four! Today we launch straight in with a deep dive into the crema on your espresso. Listen for the skinny on the ‘Stir it in or skim it off’ debate and how the crema’s…

I Made A Puzzle Book!

Feb 26, 2025 9m Bonus Transcript

In this very special bonus episode I am celebrating the launch of my new puzzle book “Wordsearch For The Coffee Curious’. Listen to find out about the puzzles I included in the book and why each…

S3E12 Celebrating The People Who Bring Your Brew To You

Jan 22, 2025 10m Transcript

The coffee in your cup takes quite the journey to get from growing on a bush in the subtropics to being served in your local cafe. In the final episode of Season Three we are celebrating the network…

S3E11 The Coffee Machines You (Probably) Don’t Know About

Jan 15, 2025 9m Transcript

By now, most people probably appreciate that to get coffee from the bush where it’s grown to your coffee mug involves a lot of manual work by many different people across the globe. But you may not…

S3E10 Start This Habit For Better Tasting Coffee

Jan 08, 2025 9m Transcript

Following on from last week’s episode about coffee habits, this week’s episode hones in on an important habit that we should all cultivate. This week’s FACQ tackles the knotty question of how often…

S3E9 New Year, New Coffee?

Jan 01, 2025 8m Transcript

Happy New Year! New Year's resolutions are not for everyone and coffee habits are hard to break. But if you are feeling in a bit of a coffee rut this episode has some actionable tips to help nudge…

S3 Fun Coffee Stuff At Twixtmas

Dec 28, 2024 8m Bonus

If you find yourself twiddling your thumbs this Twixtmas this bonus episode is packed with suggestions for fun things to do with coffee. Put the Quality Street tin down and hone your brewing skills,…

S3E8 ‘Interesting’ Moments From My Coffee Life

Dec 25, 2024 10m Transcript

It may appear to be a glamorous job but in reality the life of a professional coffee roaster is very routine and repetitive. That is not to say that it doesn’t have its moments. In this special…

S3E7 Is Bigger Really Better?

Dec 18, 2024 8m Transcript

If you have never given any thought to it at all, you may be surprised to learn that coffee beans come in different sizes. And if so, you may perhaps be even more surprised to hear that bean size can…

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